Solar plant: site data

Solar power plant in Opaka, Drohobytskyi Raion, Lviv Oblast

Opaka: 1,043 kWh per kWp a year, tilt 38° 12° east of south (PVGIS). 3.8% below the oblast median (1,084). #76 of 91 in the rayon, #1403 of 1532 in the oblast.

Drohobych, the rayon centre, is 18 km away. 481 m above sea level. 18 km away: Drohobych, the nearest bigger centre, 1,073 — 2.9% less here. Snow and wind from the nearest regional centre in the DBN — Львів, 82 km. 11.71 m between rows, pitch 15.48 m (latitude 49.3°).

Yield of 1 kWp
1,043kWh/year
Tilt
38°12° east of south
10 kW
10,427kWh/year
Row pitch
15.48m · GCR 0.31
T_min
-40 °Cregion I, north-western
Snow S₀ / wind W₀
1,310 / 520Pa

Ground frame designer

A ground frame for a solar plant: Opaka

The designer opens with this place’s coordinates, latitude 49.3° for the row spacing and the DBN loads of the nearest regional centre — Львів, 82 km: snow 1,310 Pa, wind 520 Pa.

  • No sign-up
  • Snow and wind check
  • Drawings and estimate

Yield by month

43Jan58Feb89Mar106Apr115May117Jun125Jul124Aug102Sep81Oct47Nov36Dec

July: 125 kWh/kWp, December: 36 — 3.5 times less.

December: 36 against 32 in the oblast, 12.5% more.

Opaka: plants, kWh
kWpA yearJulyDecember
55,214625180
1010,4271,250360
1515,6411,875540

Snow and wind: Львів

Example: a 10 kW ground frame

For the loads of Lviv: 11.16 kWp, 18 panels, 376 kg of steel, 12 piles, materials ≈ 50,491 UAH.

The whole frame: drawing, BOM, checks

How these numbers are computed

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Preliminary calculation: a design needs an engineer’s check.